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Ivan’s retirement is end of erainMaidstone retail
ACAREER dedicated to theworld ofphotography is coming to anend as Ivan White retires after more than 50 years inMaidstone. MrWhite,who is 67, is calling it a
day at the end of May – and with him goes a shop that has been part ofMaidstone since 1946. His father Ronald set up the shop
which bears his name, and young Ivan startedwork there at 16. But now he is set to retire, and
with no-one willing to take on the shop, itwill soon be lost forever. MrWhite said: “Beforemy father
diedin2000, he saidhewas sorry for lumbering me with this business, but I told himitwasmy choice. “It’s going to be very emotional
when the shop shuts for the final time, but it’s the right time. “It wasn’t an easy decision, some
people stay until they keel over, but Iwant to have a bit of time.” MrWhite,who lost hiswifeMary
three years ago, plans to spend his time inhis garden, travelling around the UK and making the most of his
IvanWhite, with a picture of the shop opened by his father Ronald, which will close when Ivan retires in May
RONALDWhite Photography has been going since the 1940s, and in the window of the shop Ivan White has a picture of the original premises taken in 1954,with himself in the doorway. Butwith no children of his own, the shop is set to close. He said: “A lot of youngsrters these days are brought up on digital equipment but they do find a love for film.”
National Trustmembership. “I’ll also go and try some local in-
terest groups,” he added. “I’ve always enjoyeddealingwith
people in the shop, but sometimes camera enthusiasts can know too
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much. “The people I love are the ones who don’t know anything, that’s what I find most rewarding. We also had actor Desmond Car- rington come in once, so that’s one I remember.”
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More Subways FAST food chain Subway has an- nounced a third outlet in Maid- stone, in its latest expansion plans across Kent and Surrey. The sandwich company plans
to create more than 350 jobs by opening 15 more franchises across the region by the end of the year, and another 20 by 2020. Subway already has 61 stores
across Kent, with the expansion equating to about 23 new sites opening in the county over the next two years.
Elvis in town
THERE will be an Elvis tribute night at Fant Community Hall, Maidstone, on Saturday, June 2, at 7:30pm-11:30pm. The event presented by Maid-
stone Royal British Legion will cost £7.50. To buy tickets call Catherine Crowhurst, member- ship secretary, on 07834211034 or send her an email at cather-
ine198@hotmail.co.uk.
Coffee and chat THEREwill be coffee and chat at St Phillip’s Church, Waterloo Street, from 10am-12:15pm on Tuesday, April 24. The group meets every Tuesday.
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